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Old 03-30-2009, 10:32 AM
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how is the fitment on these aftermarket fenders? i recently busted my driver side fender up pretty good, im currently in the market for one, anybody have any input on them? which is a good brand and where can i get it from? price?

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Old 03-30-2009, 10:33 AM
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I have not had a need to replace a fender but Hawks 3rd Gen parts carries both. I always advise OEM/GM stock over aftermarket. If that can be of any indication.
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yes i wanted to find an oem part also, but i have had no luck at all.
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Don't know the brand mine is but it fit reasonably well with only a couple minor issues. Wouldn't recommend it for a show car since it isn't perfect but it served the purpose to get rid of the shattered OEM fender on my camaro.

Got mine from ebay.
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excellent thanks a lot man! thats the kinda info i was looking for! if u dont mind telling me, how much did u pay for it?
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I paid like 100 for mine. It fits ok. If i was doing it again OEM. Bows alittle like the bottom has been jacked on and bent.
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Originally Posted by bongva
excellent thanks a lot man! thats the kinda info i was looking for! if u dont mind telling me, how much did u pay for it?
I don't remember exactly, but I paid under $200 for it painted and shipped. The paint was ok, not perfect match but not bad for never seeing my car in person. Plus MTM isn't the easiest to match up. Just the fender was I think $36 + shipping, somewhere around $60-75 I think it was for the fender alone.
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most of the aftermarket fenders are junk!!! The fenders are very thin and they are very wavy. I think your best bet would be to find one in a boneyard
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^^^ yea the junk yards around my area dont have any camaros... i guess i may have to call outta state or something.
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Originally Posted by doug63ls1nova
most of the aftermarket fenders are junk!!! The fenders are very thin and they are very wavy. I think your best bet would be to find one in a boneyard
Just for the record, mine was the same thickness as the original and not wavy.
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Originally Posted by SparkyJJO
Just for the record, mine was the same thickness as the original and not wavy.
Its good to see that someone got a good aftermarket fender. Iam still salty over the pile I bought!
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Maybe I got lucky but a few other members here have gotten a couple parts from this ebay seller (front bumper for example) and had no issues either. Front bumper doesn't say "Camaro" on it due to no licensing but it fit fine.
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careful with hawks! they have everything you need but got my *** with a huge shipping and freight bill so i paid $255 for a used bumper cover shipped but got a aftermarket fender for $80
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Try check on Pershing Auto Body; Email:pershingautobody@aol.com (EBay user: pershingautobodyparts03)>http://myworld.ebay.com/ebaymotors/p...tobodyparts03/ .
I don't know, anyone here had experiences with them. I got one front fender for 2001 Camaro long time ago and was satisfactied with them. The frt. fender installed perfectly.
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Those are the same guys I got mine from. I just didn't want to post them here directly because I wasn't sure if that would violate the sponsor policy here (not sure if any sponsor sells fenders or not).



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